The Morris Effect
In today’s historical photo The Morris Effect, we look at the impact Johnny Morris’ Bass Pro Shops had on the economy of Missouri.
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Posted by Brian Waldman | Jan 5, 2023 | Historic Bass Fishing Pics, Throwback Thursday |
In today’s historical photo The Morris Effect, we look at the impact Johnny Morris’ Bass Pro Shops had on the economy of Missouri.
Read MorePosted by Brian Waldman | Oct 20, 2022 | Retro Ads, Throwback Thursday |
In today’s Throwback Thursday piece, Bass Pro Shop Grand Opening, we look at the third Grand Opening for Johnny Morris’ Bass Pro Shops.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jul 18, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
Today’s story, Graphite too Expensive, looks back a couple years after the introduction of the graphite rod and how the prices had come down.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Feb 5, 2022 | Historic Bass Fishing Pics |
The 1975 Bass Master’s Classic Press Guide. What makes this special is this Press Guide comes from the time when the Bass Master’s Classic was a mystery lake and very few people showed up at the event unless they were the anglers, B.A.S.S. staff or their families.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 30, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
Clunn was fishing a Fleck Weed-Wader spinnerbait rigged with bronze size 7 and 8 blades. Although it wasn’t stated, from the looks of the Fleck ads adjoining the Classic report, it appears that the blades were Indiana blades
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 29, 2022 | Videos |
A few years later, after starting this site, I determined the original Brown Derby Bass Pro Shops was a few blocks away from the new BPS. If I ever got back to Springfield, I’d have to find the original.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 16, 2022 | B.A.S.S. |
Also notice the major names missing from the top-50 as of this time. Roland Martin hadn’t even finished in the points by the halfway mark and Tom Mann was sitting in 42nd place with two paltry finishes that awarded him points.
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